B Locrian ♭♭7 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VII harm. maj.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

B
C
D
E
F
G
A♭

Solfège : Si – Do – Ré – Mi – Fa – Sol – La♭

Interval Structure

B ½T C T D T E ½T F T G ½T A♭ B+oct. T+½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in B)Quality
diminished
II C Major
iii° diminished
iv Em minor
v Fm minor
VI G Major
VII+ A♭+ augmented

About this scale

Mode VII of the harmonic major: Locrian with a doubly flattened seventh. It contains a complete diminished 7 arpeggio and is used over dim7 chords while keeping a Phrygian color.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for B Locrian ♭♭7 in the interactive app.

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